The Effects of Stress, Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, Gender, Coping Styles, and
Family Alcoholism on Alcohol Consumption


Research Proposal by
Josh Robbins
100-928-594
November 26, 1996
Economics 143


Abstract

One large component of American popular culture today is alcohol. A
common stereotype for the effects of alcohol is that as a drug it acts as a
stress antagonist. This theory was introduced by Conger (1956) as the Tension
Reduction Hypothesis (TRW). It states that alcohol's sedative action on the
central nervous system serves to reduce tension, and because tension reduction
is reinforcing, people drink to escape it (Marlatt & Rehsenow, 1980). Why do we
drink, when do we drink, and how much do we drink? This research will determine
the correlation between total weekly consumption of alcohol and perceived stress,
alcohol outcome expectancies, gender, coping styles, and family history of
alcoholism among undergraduate students.......

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